DHS Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Standby Line and Boarding Groups at Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ToTBellHop]

It does sound like the opening time really can vary then, if it is related to safety and crowding.

But clearly they did plan for this... so might as well just say "Park opens at 6" As now everyone is planning for that....

If safety was the true concern, you would open the park as a corral but not open the rides til 9—kind of like how MK opens at 8 but the rides at 9.

 

[Darth Snips]

If safety was the true concern, you would open the park as a corral but not open the rides til 9—kind of like how MK opens at 8 but the rides at 9.

I also think it would be a good compromise to open the park earlier than the announced time, but open the boarding groups at 9:00. That way if people want to show up early, they can do stuff in the park, but it gives everyone a fair chance at getting in the virtual queue.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Ride running well this afternoon after a very rocky morning.

 

[Rob562]

If safety was the true concern, you would open the park as a corral but not open the rides til 9—kind of like how MK opens at 8 but the rides at 9.

I was just about to say something similar. Sure, go ahead and open the park early, but nothing says the virtual queue has to be active for reservations starting at that time. Open it up at 9.

-Rob

 

[Disney Analyst]

I was just about to say something similar. Sure, go ahead and open the park early, but nothing says the virtual queue has to be active for reservations starting at that time. Open it up at 9.

-Rob

Agree. If anything do standby until 9, then close standby and virtual queue times start after it is somewhat cleared?

 

[flynnibus]

I'm not talking 'front of the line'. I'm talking getting to a park an hour before the scheduled opening time and finding out you weren't there at some arbitrary "early enough" time and can't ride for the rest of the 12+ hour operating day. It's ludicrous.

It's the attraction opening week. If you didn't think you needed to be there at opening and you'd just be able to roll in whenever.. well, your own expectations needed checking.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It's the attraction opening week. If you didn't think you needed to be there at opening and you'd just be able to roll in whenever.. well, your own expectations needed checking.

If you arrived at park opening today, you are not riding today. If you lined up for a bus when you’re deluxe resort hotel concierge told you to last night, you aren’t riding today. If I woke my kids up at 6:30 to arrive for 8:15 and couldn’t ride today, I’d be angry. I’d be even more angry upon learning that I’d ride if I’d woken them at 5:30 IF THEY HAD ONLY TOLD ME TO DO SO!

 

[AshaNeOmah]

It's the attraction opening week. If you didn't think you needed to be there at opening and you'd just be able to roll in whenever.. well, your own expectations needed checking.

That's clearly not what I said. I said 'an hour before' which is even earlier than Disney Transport promises to get you there.

 

[flynnibus]

If you arrived at park opening today, you are not riding today.

Statement I was responding to: "I'm talking getting to a park an hour before the scheduled opening time"

 

[gorillaball]

Honestly, if we were staying on-property and the parks opened earlier and we weren't notified somehow, I'd sure as heck be upset.

Have you been upset every day for the last 2.5 years when Animal Kingdom lets people on FoP before park opening? As long as all parties are dealt the same cards (which they are), then what’s to complain about?

 

[flynnibus]

That's clearly not what I said. I said 'an hour before' which is even earlier than Disney Transport promises to get you there.

Those that plan to be there for opening... get there BEFORE opening. That's convention for even getting to FOP a year later. I didn't think I needed to spell out the obvious.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Have you been upset every day for the last 2.5 years when Animal Kingdom lets people on FoP before park opening? As long as all parties are dealt the same cards (which they are), then what’s to complain about?

Those that plan to be there for opening... get there BEFORE opening. That's convention for even getting to FOP a year later. I didn't think I needed to spell out the obvious.

Guests arriving at 9 am for FOP could still ride. They just waited 4 hours.

 

[flynnibus]

If I woke my kids up at 6:30 to arrive for 8:15 and couldn’t ride today, I’d be angry. I’d be even more angry upon learning that I’d ride if I’d woken them at 5:30 IF THEY HAD ONLY TOLD ME TO DO SO!

I'll simply refer you to my earlier post

I'd be more concerned if hotel guests can't talk to their resort CMs and get accurate information about when and where they will be allowed into the park. I don't care if Disney doesn't run the buses for them or not (I do, but that's not the deal breaker).. I think its most important that now that the ride is open, Disney give ACCURATE information when it's ready.

They don't need to say what it will be in 3 weeks, but if it's 9pm tonight, I want to know when and where I can be at the park tomorrow morning.

 

[AshaNeOmah]

Those that plan to be there for opening... get there BEFORE opening. That's convention for even getting to FOP a year later. I didn't think I needed to spell out the obvious.

But you can't get there if you don't have a way there from your hotel. And unless guests were told differently, they had no way to know they could get there before the 45 minute posted bus start.

The fact that this has to be explained so many times is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[flynnibus]

This tangent is like people complaining they didn't get to ride the new attraction because Disney had the nerve to do soft opens and not tell resort guests.

I know this is officially open... but it's also opening week. Maybe I just have different expectations of success when I know there are 10million other people trying to do the same thing and don't get so upset if my 'low chance' didn't actually pay off.

If you want to get the prize... expect to invest. Otherwise, go with the flow.

 

[flynnibus]

But you can't get there if you don't have a way there from your hotel. And unless guests were told differently, they had no way to know they could get there before the 45 minute posted bus start.

The fact that this has to be explained so many times is absolutely ridiculous.

The fact I have to keep responding with the same exact post is absolutely rediculous

I'd be more concerned if hotel guests can't talk to their resort CMs and get accurate information about when and where they will be allowed into the park. I don't care if Disney doesn't run the buses for them or not (I do, but that's not the deal breaker).. I think its most important that now that the ride is open, Disney give ACCURATE information when it's ready.

They don't need to say what it will be in 3 weeks, but if it's 9pm tonight, I want to know when and where I can be at the park tomorrow morning.

 

[gorillaball]

Guests arriving at 9 am for FOP could still ride. They just waited 4 hours.

But at this point (day 2) that’s a function of demand vs capacity, not a function of them opening the land early. If all boarding passes are gone by 9:30a with early opening, they’d still be gone by 9:30a with regular opening except you’d have more of a stampede to get tapped in.

 

[elfshadowreaper]

Did the skyliner open early this morning? And if so is it expected to open early tomorrow morning?

 

[ToTBellHop]

But at this point (day 2) that’s a function of demand vs capacity, not a function of them opening the land early. If all boarding passes are gone by 9:30a with early opening, they’d still be gone by 9:30a with regular opening except you’d have more of a stampede to get tapped in.

All boarding passes were gone before the park was supposed to open! They have NEVER opened a ride where guests arriving at park open are told “you can’t ride.” And the fact that they are lying to guests with the result being that they are sabotaged into not riding is appalling.

 

[flynnibus]

All boarding passes were gone before the park was supposed to open! They have NEVER opened a ride where guests arriving at park open are told “you can’t ride.” And the fact that they are lying to guests with the result being that they are sabotaged into not riding is appalling.

I'm sure this 2-3 day audience will be heralded as the martyrs they are for years to come in Disney forums...

Didn't boarding passes hold out till slightly after 8am? So anyone who seriously planned to be there for opening would have been there by that time anyways?